You have
written concerning the spiritual meetings. The foundation of the spiritual
meetings must be the teaching and delivering of the Cause of God. In these
meetings the believers and maid-servants of the Merciful must proclaim the
proofs and arguments and explain the signs of the appearance of the beauty of
Abhá - May my life be a sacrifice to the beloved ones! Meanwhile they may read
some Tablets, and Communes, and at the end of the meetings, if they desire to
sing with the utmost supplication and meekness, it is acceptable. But the
fundamental principle of the establishment of spiritual meetings is for the
sake of teaching and delivering the Truth so that those souls who are present
may become informed of the Divine Evidences and Proofs.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Star of
the West, vol. 2, no. 6, June 24, 1911)
